The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-25

wanted in California for killing
Mrs. Minnie Lyon, near Napa City,
in February last 1t is wonderful
how many men are found answer
ing Olsen's description. A poor
immigrant was found in California
hard at work upon a ranch he had
Just secured. Two amateur detec-
tives discovered him and took him
to be Olsen. He was shot down
and killed, and it was then discov-
cred that he was not the man want
ed. A dozen others have since
been arrested on the supposition
that they were the party wanted.
The last arrest is that made on
Monday last by Conductor Lane, Of
the passenger train running over
the branch. The man thus arrest
ed certainly bears striking resem-
blance to the published description
of the murderer, and his actions on
being taken in charge were such as
to impress many with the belief
that the right man has been cap
tured at last. He was safely con-
fined in the county Jail and the tel
ograph brought into requisition to
notify the California authorities of
the capture, and pending further
investigations will be kept in GUS
tody, Since the murder of the wo-
man, herhusband has been contin-
ually travelling in search of the
murderer and lately secured Ore
gon, following clues, without sue
cess. He has returned to his home
and very possibly will now come
to Haley to see this man. Should
he prove to be the right man, Con-
ductor Lane will secure the re-
wards, amounting to $4,000.
LATER-The man above referred
to has been discovered to be the
wrong man, and accordingly turned
loose-Ed.
The great fields of lava found
throughout the southern and east
ern parts of Idaho, relics of pre-
historic age, are the silent reposito-
ries of many well-kept secret,
which had they but tongues to
speak would reveal the mysteries
surrounding many dark deed of
crime committed and tell the story
of untold privations and untimely
death of more than one lost wan
derer on the barren wastes. Once
in awhile party of prospectors
or a rowing band of cowboys, while
traversing the lava beds, comes un-
expectedly upon the bleached bones
of some unfortunate, the tell tale
bullet hole a silent witness of the
miserable death of the victim.
Many of these murders have been
charged to rowing Indians, but,
while doubtless guilty of some, the
redskins are made to suffer the
crimes of white outlaws and rob-
bers. The most desolate of all the
lava region is perhaps found at the
big bend of the Snake river, where
the old emigrant road crosses on it's
way to Starr Ferry. In this region,
not great while ago, two prospect
ors, while examining the great fis-
sues found in the lava rock beds,
discovered the remains of man,
the skull lying in a deep crevice,
while a number of the smaller
bones were scattered about upon the
sheleing rocks beneath. 1t was
near the place where some time ago
the body Of Lou Newton was found,
and which was afterwards buried
at Bellevue. Who the unfortunate
was, and what led to his death and
the hiding place of his body in the
crevice, will always remain mys-
terry. The fding of the bones adds
but one more to the list of undis-
crimes, and there are
doubtless many more yet to be re-
vealed.